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    CVE-2016-6489

    The RSA and DSA decryption code in Nettle makes it easier for attackers to discover private keys via a cache side channel attack.

    Published:Jun 20, 2016
    Last Modified:Apr 20, 2025
    EPS:Apr 14, 2017
    EPSS Score:0.02102
    CVSS Score:7.5

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Canonical
    Product
    Ubuntu Linux
    Vendor
    Nettle Project
    Product
    Nettle
    Vendor
    Redhat
    Product
    Enterprise Linux
    Vendor
    Redhat
    Product
    Enterprise Linux Desktop
    Vendor
    Redhat
    Product
    Enterprise Linux Hpc Node
    Vendor
    Redhat
    Product
    Enterprise Linux Server
    Vendor
    Redhat
    Product
    Enterprise Linux Workstation

    Exploits

    No exploit reference

    Common Weakness Enumeration

    CWE-203 Observable Discrepancy

    Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

    CAPEC-189 Black Box Reverse Engineering

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    References

    http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2582.html
    http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/07/29/7
    http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3193-1
    https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1362016
    https://eprint.iacr.org/2016/596.pdf
    https://git.lysator.liu.se/nettle/nettle/commit/3fe1d6549765ecfb24f0b80b2ed086fdc818bff3
    https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201706-21
    https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuapr2020.html
    http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2582.html
    http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/07/29/7
    http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3193-1
    https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1362016
    https://eprint.iacr.org/2016/596.pdf
    https://git.lysator.liu.se/nettle/nettle/commit/3fe1d6549765ecfb24f0b80b2ed086fdc818bff3
    https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201706-21
    https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuapr2020.html

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High